i have had two abortions in my life, one at 19 and one at 23. my decision to have an abortion was based on a simple premise: i was pregnant, and i didn't want to be.

being brought up in a large catholic family, i was raising myself after being lost in the shuffle. i started hanging out with people 5-7 years older than me when i was 14-16.

it was about 1972 and i was at a party and drinking gin and seven up.

i was 19 and having casual sex with a boy that i thought i loved.

my abortion story (and why i vote pro-choice)
questions i get asked at doctors’ offices:

i had an abortion when i was 20 years old. i had just struggled to get out of an emotionally abusive and very isolating relationship when i discovered that i was pregnant.